A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: A really good book!
Review: This book really makes you think of what life would be like in a different Utopia. My class is reading it and I just can't wait for the next day of reading to come.

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Summary: This's a book depicting what may happen in the near future
Review: This book is about a 12 year-old kid who lives in a utpoiansociety. It takes place in a backwater village where everyone isequal, all is black and white, and being different is a sin. After being selected to be the next reciever of memories, he finds out what he is missing in his life and decides to leave the monotone civilization. One good thing about the book is that it is theoretically possible for that setting to occur in a nearby epoch. The only downfall the book has is the ending; it leaves you hanging and I didn't enjoy the conclusion. I highly recommend this book to anyone having trouble finding an interestingbook to read.

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Summary: FIVE STARS!!!!!!!!!
Review: This was one of the best books I've ever read.It was so...I don't know how to describe it, but Jonas's world was so organized and orderly. It's fun reading about something so apart from our world. I felt sad the people couldn't feel emotion because it feels kind of wrong but I'm glad Jonas got to feel emotions like love. And the part where I learned About "release" made me so angry that they were doing that to innocent people and I felt wonderful when Jonas and Gabriel found Elsewhere.The book was so touching and that's why I gave it Five Stars.

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Summary: A creative story, stressing the importance of individualism.
Review: I really enjoyed this story because the author, Lois Lowry stepped outside of "life as we know it" and brought new, never-before thought of concepts to the reader's mind. After reading, The Giver, I am very happy to live in such a wonderful world filled with colors, emotions and feeling. It was terrible to think of the world without these precious neccessities which we usually take for granted. I am glad it had a happy ending, where society was restored to how it should always have been!

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Summary: The Giver is about Jonah, and his so-called "perfect" life.
Review: The giver is one of those books that makes you realize that NO one is perfect. You should be grateful for everything you have, and never think that 2 children is too many. Jonah is dealt many blows with the impact of being the new recorder. He learns about all sorts of wonders, and frightening horrifying memories from the past. If you want a book that is a thriller, and one you just can't put down, The giver, I would recommend to you.

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Summary: An enlightening book that makes you contemplate our lives.
Review: This book struck me in a deep way. I'm not a heavy reader, but this is a rare book which I thought about after I read it. I highly reccomend this book for anyone who is unsure of their place in life,is feeling lonely or left out. This book is amazing.

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Summary: IF YOU WANT A GOOD DEBATE ON UTOPIA...
Review: I'm in 8th grade and read this book for Language Arts class. I loved it when I read it in 5th grade, and I still adore it, 3 years later (unlike the Chronicles of Narnia or A Wrinkle in Time). The Giver is a very intriuging book about a utopia where people are accustomed to a certain world, and "programmed" into their emotionless way of life. And when the main character, Jonas, is selected to become the very honored Reciever or Memory of the community, his world suddenly changes. This book brought up a very interesting conversation in my class about what is and what isn't a utopia (perfect world), where the limits are, and how close our world is to becoming one. The Giver really gets people of all ages to think about and compare our freedom and emotions to those of the people in Jonas' world. This book is more of a juvenile book, and I also HIGHLY recommend Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell to any more mature reader who enjoyed The Giver. Like The Giver, 1984 is about a unique thinker in a programmed world, though it is a much more political book, about dictatorship and power, and abuse of power. 1984 and The Giver are EXCELENT reads, that WON'T let you down!!

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Summary: I love The Giver
Review: I first read this book in 4th grade where it immediately became my favorite, and still is. It is one of most thought provoking novels that I've read. Every few pages i would have to just stop...and wonder.

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Summary: Wow
Review: There are some books that after reading the last sentence, I can't speak for a few minutes, and when I finally can, all I can say is "Wow." This is one such book.

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Summary: This one makes you think!
Review: Readers who like to think about what they read and not just read it will love this book. It is about Jonus, a 12 year old boy living in a perfect world. There is no hunger, color, sadness, anger, nothing like that. Jonus is wondering what his profession will be, and is shocked with the result. You will, too, if you read this book!!